6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is backing a Johnson County lawmaker's bid for the U.S. Senate. Kelly announced yesterday that she is endorsing state Senator Barbara Bollier's campaign. Bollier, who switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party last year. Bollier is seeking to replace outgoing Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts in 2020.

6 years ago
The flight team at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is advancing to nationals in the spring after placing second in its region and earning several individual honors during an annual collegiate aviation competition. Along with six other schools, the Kansas State Polytechnic Flight Team attended Region VI of the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and Flight ...

6 years ago
Wintry conditions are impacting parts of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for most of the state. Up to seven inches of snow is expected to fall in northwestern Kansas today. Snowfall amounts across Central Kansas are expected to be 1 - 3 inches. In southern Kansas only light snow is anticipated, but ...

6 years ago
A tiny monkey which was injured during a break-in at a Kansas zoo has died. A capuchin monkey named Vern who was injured during a suspected break in back on September 3rd at the Wright Park Zoo in Dodge City. Officer’s conducting the investigation at the time suspected someone gained access to the enclosure and injured ...

6 years ago
A teen was hurt in a single vehicle crash late Tuesday night in Southern Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 15-year-old Phinn Scott of Medicine Lodge was driving a 2015 Buick Enclave on a rural road when she failed to stop at stop sign at an intersection. The SUV vaulted over a ditch and struck ...

6 years ago
The best warrior in the Kansas National Guard will be determined during an event in Salina this weekend. According to the Guard, The Adjutant General's Department will host the Kansas Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Kansas Training Center Range Complex in Salina. This multi-event competition tests over a dozen ...

6 years ago
An inmate at a Kansas prison was found dead, According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Lansing Correctional Facility offender Raymond Davis died Monday. The 48-year-old was pronounced deceased by a facility medical doctor at approximately 3:00 P.M. The cause of death is pending. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigates all KDOC offender deaths. Raymond Davis was serving a ...

6 years ago
More than 6000 Fort Riley soldiers are coming home. According to the Army post, soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade and 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade are set to return to Fort Riley following a nine-month deployments to Europe and Afghanistan. 1ABCT and 1CAB will redeploy from Europe where they ...

6 years ago
A treasure trove of stolen library items have been recovered after a Salina man was confronted by authorities on Monday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Salina Public Library at 301 E. Elm to interview 19-year-old Isaiah Wilson. Security at the Salina branch told officers they had video of Wilson ...

6 years ago
Hutchinson Public Schools teachers are getting a pay raise. Under a new contract approved by the Hutchinson Board of Education this month, base salaries for new teachers will increase by three-point-two-percent. All teachers on the salary schedule are also getting a pay increase. Base salaries for new teachers in Hutchinson schools are now more than 39-thousand-dollars per year.

6 years ago
Kansas State University researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, have received $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program to conduct fundamental studies on new treatments for glioblastoma and other cancers. Led by Stefan Bossmann, university distinguished professor of chemistry, the group ...